When keeping ants in the garage in a temperate region, make sure it doesn't get VERY cold all year round. If it gets about -5 F or lower I would keep them in your basement or attic or even in your fridge if you can. It's alway better to be safe than sorry. Yeah, if it gets too cold I'm going to bri...

Heavy rain tonight, expecting more lasius tomorrow. :D :D I'm hoping for it! I'm in Central New York and we got big storms last night as well. Have you seen any Lasius neoniger queens out yet, I'm hoping to get a few!!! This is my first year ant keeping! Yeah I have already caught a bunch, if you e...

I just started ant keeping this year and caught 10 queens, the first one I caught, i tucked away in a dark place to found her colony, and she ran out of water, I was never there to giver her anymore and just discovered her good thing I caught a bunch!!!

Thanks for this post. What's the best time of day to look? I was wondering the same thing, because tetramorium fly early in the morning, and other queens, like temnothorax (acorn queens) fly around 5-6, so what time of day should I look for Lasius queens, by the way this is my first year so I defin...